Xiao An chuckled, but still looked at Luo Fengtang.

Luo Fengtang smiled slightly, put down the wine cup in his hand and said, "Brother-in-law, just say whatever you want."

Xiao An's eyes lit up, Huo Di stood up and said to Luo Fengtang: "Brother-in-law, I want to go to the southwest with you, and I also want to join the army!"

As soon as Xiao An said this, the chopsticks in someone's hand dropped to the table in shock.

Everyone followed the sound and saw that it was Mr. Sun.

Mrs. Sun turned pale in shock and looked at Xiao An: "What, you don't want to study anymore?"

Xiao An looked at Mr. Sun. Although there was guilt in his eyes, his attitude was particularly determined.

"Mom, if your son is unfilial, he is not good enough to study at all." He said with a grin.

"I still like to wield swords. The southwest is not peaceful right now. A small border country has invaded our three counties in Daqi and ravaged many defenseless people."

"As a passionate man of Daqi, I can no longer hide in the school behind the village and read this leisurely book. I want to pick up the sword and go to the battlefield to protect my family and the country!"

Seeing the light gleaming from Xiao An's eyes, Mrs. Sun wanted to cry but had no tears.

"Why aren't you good at studying? Aren't you studying well?" said Sun.

Xiao An shrugged, "I went from elementary school at the age of seven to fourteen this year. After studying for seven years, I was still a child. I couldn't even pass the exam to become a scholar."

"Also, as soon as I heard Mr. talk about these things, I dozed off."

"It was my sister who said that we cannot have illiterate people in our family. If you want to join the army, you must at least be literate and be able to read military reports and maps. That's why I have been patiently studying in the school."

"Now, my nieces and nephews have all gone to elementary school. As an uncle, I really have no shame in going to and from school with these little brats. I feel like my best years have been wasted. This can't be done. I have to go to the battlefield!"

Everyone at the table was surprised.

In everyone's eyes, Xiao An is the little brother and they have always treated him as a child.

He has been naughty since he was a child. Together with Yang Yongbai, his second roommate, he would go up trees to dig out bird's nests and go down to the river to catch fish and shrimps.

Unknowingly, the naughty tiger-headed boy in the past has grown into a fourteen-year-old boy.

Moreover, this person’s attitude towards joining the army is so determined!

"Your brother left home at the beginning of the year, and he doesn't even know if he will be able to come back during the Chinese New Year. Besides your sister, you are the only son left by my mother's side."

"It's good now. Are you still going to join the army? Or are you so anxious to follow me this New Year? How do you feel about mother-in-law?"

Tears rolled down Mrs. Sun's eyes. Considering that she was having New Year's Eve dinner in advance and it would be unlucky to shed tears, the woman quickly turned aside, raised her sleeves and wiped the corners of her eyes dry.

At the table, Wang Cuilian, Xiao Hua Xiaoduo and others were trying to persuade her, but Xiao An remained unmoved.

Yang Huazhong, the head of the family, had to put down the wine cup in his hand, and the man's complicated eyes fell on Xiao An.

"Even if you want to join the army, you can wait until after the New Year before leaving. There's no need to be in such a hurry!" he said.

The man glanced at Mrs. Sun next to him with red eyes, and said again: "Stay here and spend the New Year with your mother, okay?"

Hearing his father beg him in a pleading tone, and seeing his mother's red eyes, Xiao An also looked confused and guilty.

But he frowned, still not wanting to let go, and turned to Luo Fengtang for help.

Luo Fengtang knew how much his father-in-law and mother-in-law loved his brother-in-law, and he actually loved his brother-in-law very much.

I remember that when I and Qing'er were doing the tofu business together, he was only a year or two older than Xiao An now.

At that time, Xiao An was only four or five years old, a tough-looking little boy.

Many times Qing'er would come to see him for trouble, and there would always be such a little tail behind her.

Many times he would send his siblings home. When the little tail got tired from walking, he would carry it on his back, with Qing'er following beside him. From a distance, they looked like a family of three.

People say that an eldest sister is like a mother, and his eldest brother-in-law is almost like his father.

When he was fourteen years old, he couldn't bear to be taken to the southwest to fight on the battlefield.

But he couldn't refuse directly, so he had to push the question to Yang Ruoqing: "Xiao An, your brother-in-law, I listen to your sister. If your sister says to let you go, my brother-in-law will take you there."

Xiao An quickly looked at Yang Ruoqing, who had been silent.

"Sister, please say something!" His tone was pleading, and there was even a hint of coquettishness in it that he was used to since childhood.

"Qing'er..."

Sun also called Yang Ruoqing nervously, trying to persuade Yang Ruoqing not to let go, but was lightly touched on the elbow by Yang Huazhong beside her.

Yang Huazhong secretly shook his head towards Sun, signaling her to calm down.

Mrs. Sun had no choice but to say nothing, holding her handkerchief and sitting there nervously looking at Yang Ruoqing.

Yang Ruoqing didn't have time to pay attention to Sun and the others. She raised her head and looked at Xiao An seriously.

"Xiao An, you have such a passionate heart to serve the country. My sister is sincerely proud of you!"

The first sentence Yang Ruoqing spoke gave Xiao An a high degree of praise.

Xiao An smiled, straightened his chest, and straightened his waist, as if he was already a soldier at this moment.

The conversation changed and Yang Ruoqing continued: "You should still remember that you mentioned to me before that you wanted to join the army, and my sister agreed."

"But I made a request. I hope you don't rush to the military camp first. You can take the martial arts examination first and gain fame, and then join the army."

Why do you have to use the "Martial Arts Scholar" to hold Xiao An?

In fact, Yang Ruoqing doesn't care about the fame of being a civil servant. The eldest brother in the family is already the number one scholar, and he has already brought glory to the family.

The main reason why Xiao An was allowed to stay and take the martial arts examination was that Xiao An was still young, only fourteen years old.

When I was fourteen years old in modern times, I went to junior high school.

Let a fourteen-year-old child pick up a sword and go to the battlefield in the southwest to fight against the vicious aliens and fight for their lives under the iron hoofs of the terrifying elephants. Not to mention that Mrs. Sun was worried, her sister was also extremely worried.

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"I'll give you one year to take the martial arts exam. If you fail the exam after one year, you can go to your brother-in-law's military camp to practice." Yang Ruoqing continued.

Xiao An was anxious, "Sister, the war in the southwest is tense now, and it's time to recruit people. Besides, brother-in-law and the others have recruited 8,000 soldiers from my hometown this time!"

"This is also the first time for others to go to the battlefield. Why can they go, but I, Yang Xiaoan, can't? Am I a coward? No! I must go!"

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The whole family was trying to persuade him, but this time Xiao An was like that bastard who became determined after eating a weight.

Life and death means not letting go, life and death means going.

Sun hugged him and cried, so he knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Sun to apologize.

Yang Ruoqing is very angry. I have never seen such a stubborn boy. He went to the southwest just after he left the school, looking for death? Was he going to fight, did you think he was going to visit relatives?

She was so angry that she wanted to tie up Xiao An with a rope, but Luo Fengtang persuaded her to stop her.

"Even if you tie him up, his heart is no longer here. It's better to block it than to let him go. Let him come with me and see something." He said.

Yang Ruoqing naturally knew that it was a good thing to go out and see things.

But this person didn't know what was going on. When facing the younger brother she had raised, she suddenly became less decisive.

Concern, worry...

Luo Fengtang raised his hand and patted Yang Ruoqing's shoulder: "I will place him in my tent first, pour tea, report to the army every year, etc., and will not let him go to the battlefield."
Chapter completed!